Bahamas Flag

Product Description

Bahamas Flag Expertly crafted 100% nylon Bahamas flag. All side seams are doubled-stitched and finished with heavy-duty, no-shrink white header material for strongest headers in the industry. These nylon flags offer lustrous beauty, superior wear plus excellent fly ability even in the slightest breeze. Econo polyester flags provide an economical way to express yourself and make an excellent choice for indoors and short term outdoors use.

The Bahamas

Use

National flag

Proportion

1:2

Adopted

10 July 1973

Design

A horizontal triband of aquamarine (top and bottom) and gold with the black chevron aligned to the hoist-side.

Designed by

Dr. Hervis Bain

The national flag of the Bahamas consists of a black triangle situated at the hoist with three horizontal bands: aquamarine, gold and aquamarine. Adopted in 1973 to replace the British Blue Ensign defaced with the emblem of the Crown Colony of the Bahama Islands, it has been the flag of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas since the country gained independence that year. The design of the present flag incorporated the elements of various submissions made in a national contest for a new flag prior to independence.

The Bahamas became a crown colony of the United Kingdom within its colonial empire in 1717. Under colonial rule, the Bahama Islands used the British Blue Ensign and defaced it with the emblem of the territory. This was inspired by the ousting of the pirates, and consisted of a scene depicting a British ship chasing two pirate ships out at the high seas encircled by the motto “Expulsis piratis restituta commercia” (“Pirates expelled, commerce restored”). The emblem was designed in around 1850, but did not receive official approval until 1964.[4]

The Bahama Islands were granted internal autonomy in 1964. After the 1972 elections, the territory started negotiations on independence. A search for a national flag began soon after, with a contest being held to determine the new design. Instead of choosing a single winning design, it was decided that the new flag was to be an amalgamation of the elements from various submissions. It was first hoisted at midnight on 10 July 1973, the day the Bahamas became an independent country. The new country also changed its name from the Bahama Islands to the Bahamas upon independence.